My prediction: Sean Mannion’s grassroots Heisman campaign gains some momentum during 55-27 victory. Actual outcome: Mannion throws for 481 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Beavers to a 49-17 road win.

UCLA at Stanford

My prediction: Cardinal cancels GameDay visit to Eugene with 33-27 win over the Bruins. Actual outcome: Cardinal rebounds nicely from loss in Salt Lake City with 24-10 win over Bruins (GameDay visit to Eugene still on).

Washington State at Oregon

My prediction: Ducks score nine touchdowns for 63-20 win. Actual outcome: Ducks scored nine touchdowns for 62-38 win, which included two late scores by the Cougars against Duck reserves.

Season record: 47-11 (.810)

Ryan Thorburn covers Oregon football for The Register-Guard. Thorburn came to Eugene from Boulder, where he covered the Denver Broncos (2000-'07) and Colorado athletic department (2007-'13) for the Daily Camera. In 2013, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for beat writing. Follow Ryan on Twitter @rgduckfootball.